Robert E. Lee by Monet

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The Biography of Robert E. Le​e
  • He is best known for his aggressive tactics and stalwart defense of Richmond
  • Didn't believe Union should be held together by force
  • Urged southerners to accept defeat and rejoin the Union
  • Didn't believe Union should be held together by force
  • He surrendered to Grant at the Apomattax Court House

  • A civil war leader for the Confederacy in northern Virginia
  • Led compaigns in the face of great odds
    • He was born in Statford Hall; Virginia
    • He is buried at Lee Chapel Wasington and Lee University Lexington